Circus from Matilda Mary's Books

London: Puffin, 1973 Pages age toned. No inscriptions. 278pp plus six pages at rear of text of Author biography and his publisher titles information. Tight clean copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Pictorial Card Covers. Good. Illus. by Author. Paperback.

London: Armada, 1974 No inscriptions.Story of stolen dog in Circus, animal illustrations by Dorothy Brook. Faint tiny triangular creases to front cover.Spine has light creasing and rubbed at extremities, lightly at hinges.Pages age toned slightly.157pp.Sellotaped join at pp132/133,next few pages have been restuck, suspect due to "perfect binding" of that era. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First… Read more about this item

Dean & Son Ltd, 1973 Red line on bottom edges vertically, near spine. Many b/white drawings of children with horses, dogs, circus. Ornamental Salvation Army prize label on ffep. Lovely, bright, clean, tight copy of this book about Mr Galliano's circus Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Laminated Pictorial Boards. Very Good Indeed/No Dustjacket. Hardback.

London: Merlin: Paul Hamlyn, 1968 Slight edgewear, triangular crease to front cover at bottom corner.No inscriptions, a very tight, bright, clean copy.126 pp + 2 pages publisher's titles at rear of text. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition Paperback.. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Clyde Pearson. Paperback.

Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Pictorial pastedowns. Red crayonning scribble on front pastedown.Pages tanned. Faintest rubbing to spine extremities, corners faintly bumped,otherwise a lovely, tight, bright, clean copy.62pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No D/jacket. Hardback.

Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Pictorial pastedowns.Child's first name in pen at head of title page,which is also first page, pages tanned. Faintest rubbing to spine extremities,otherwise a lovely, tight, bright, clean copy.62pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No D/jacket. Hardback.

Dean & Son Ltd, 1973 Child's writing "Number 42" on bottom of contents page. many b/white drawings of children with horses, dogs, circus,etc.,top edges have been cut from untrimmed in places, page edges v. lightly tanned, Lovely, bright, clean, tight copy of this book about Mr Galliano's circus Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Laminated Pictorial Boards. Very… Read more about this item

london/New York: Country Life Limited/charles Scribne's Sons, 1940 Pale blue cloth boards sunned at spine,corners lightly bumped,present inscription thus To Tom, from Daddy,Christmas 1942 in ink on ffep. Beautiful drawings of hunting,Devon, circus, horse interest. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd Rpt.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Illus. by Barbara Turner. Hardback.

London: Octopus, 1980 History of the circus, also life in the travelling circus. Famous names included are Gerry Cottle, Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey and Chipperfield. Foreword by Mary Chippefield. Beautiful pictorial board cover taken from advert for Moscow CIrcus of trapeze artists in mid air, printed in black,grey and red. Pictorial eps of circus adverts. Top edge front dustjacket… Read more about this item

George Newnes, 1954 Cream cover boards with red type. Quite scruffy, have some crayon,and pencil strokes, top edge, front board is very worn. Child's name written in ink on half title page. Crayon scribble on ffep,and p. 180, pencil mark on p118. Numerous b/white drawings of children with horses,dogs, other animals. Bright, tight copy of this book about Mr Galliano's… Read more about this item